It’s officially grilled pizza season again and our Friday night pizza nights have made a comeback! This year, we plan on laying off the heavier sauces and cheeses and opting for lighter pizzas (like this Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza). But pizza night is back, baby! It’s time to fire up the charcoal grill and make good use out of our outdoor cooking station!

We’ve been grilling our pizzas outside during the summer for years now. When our garden is bursting with herbs, tomatoes, and peppers, the topping combinations become endless for us! But one thing I really wanted to try was a grilled dessert pizza made with chocolate hazelnut spread and strawberries.

I had some pizza dough to use up in our freezer. My sister and I had grilled pizza for lunch one day. I decided to experiment with the other and made an incredibly delicious dessert pizza that will make an amazing summer dessert!

Just like making traditional pizza on the grill, I stretched and oiled the dough first. Then, I heated the grill to medium and placed the oiled dough on the grates. You’ll know when it’s time to flip when the dough bubbles and you get nice grill marks.

The perfect grilled dessert pizza for pizza night!

Flip your dough and continue cooking. Now, if you were making a traditional grilled pizza, this is where you would add your sauce, cheese, and toppings. But since we’re making a dessert pizza, we’re going to add everything right before we slice and serve it.

Instead of sauce, I spread chocolate hazelnut spread on the dough. Then, I topped it with sliced strawberries, chopped hazelnuts, fresh mint, and a dusting of powdered sugar.

This dessert pizza is best when it’s enjoyed the same day. Serve it with a nice rosé for a delicious outdoor brunch or romantic evening on the patio! If you really want to get extra with this recipe, add a dollop of homemade whipped cream on top!

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These Sausage and Spinach Pizza Pinwheels are easily made with golden, flaky Puff Pastry dough! They’re loaded with Italian flavor and so much fun to eat!

I sat down to write this recipe a couple Fridays ago. These pizza pinwheels came together so easily that I thought I would breeze through this post. That was until my afternoon was shaken up by a phone call. My husband called to tell me he was on his way to the hospital. He didn’t give me many details to go on (and that drove me absolutely crazy). All he said he was something happened to his stomach.

So the totally rational woman that I am came up with at least 10 of the worst case scenarios that left me with pretty mean anxiety. Everything came to a screeching halt. When I finally got the call that he was leaving the ER, I was a little more relieved. Not completely, but I was just happy that my husband was on his way home. He had a bad case of abdominal pain. The doctors did a CT scan and nothing came up. So they gave him a painkiller and sent him home.

The only thing he could think of that caused such severe pain was his diet. So we’ll be making some changes like less sugar, more water, and low acidic foods.

Now you’re probably thinking, “Jess, these tasty looking pizza pinwheels are none of the above.” TRUE. But I made these before I knew that my husband’s stomach finally threw in the towel on his eating habits.

As for the rest of the days of the week, it’ll be grilled, baked, or roasted lean meats and veggies for us!

A delicious pizza inspired appetizer or snack!

But back to these pinwheels before my diet gets slightly more dry and boring! I wanted to make something quick and easy for pizza night, so I thawed out a sheet of Puff Pastry dough that I had in the freezer.

Puff Pastry is pretty magical. Isn’t it? A simple sheet of Puff Pastry dough can transform into flaky, golden brown goodness in under 20 minutes. The best part about it is that you can use it in both savory and sweet recipes! You can even turn it into pizza! Or at least bite-sized pizza pinwheels!

One of my favorite pizza toppings ever is sweet Italian sausage. It has such great flavor! I paired it with baby spinach (we always have at least one bag of baby spinach in the house) and some fresh garlic to make insanely delicious, little pizza pinwheels!

These pizza pinwheels make an incredible appetizer, lunch, or snack! Since I didn’t get to share these with my husband (sorry, boo!), I threw the rest in the freezer so I can heat and eat them anytime I feel like having pizza!

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Celebrate the BEST FOODIE HOLIDAY EVER with these 10 pizza recipes! I’ve got everything from pizza pies to pizza inspired dishes to get your National Pizza Day party started!

I usually don’t blog on the weekend, but when a foodie holiday this important comes around, it deserves to be celebrated! You know my love for pizza goes beyond just a regular slice of pie. Although there’s nothing better than a crisp crust, perfectly seasoned tomato sauce, and melty mozzarella, pizza flavors can be transformed into so many dishes! We may have celebrated early since Friday night is our dedicated pizza night, but there’s always room for another slice! Get ready to celebrate National Pizza Day with these 10 pizza recipes!

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza

When I worked a 9-5:30 office job, there was a place next door that had the best chicken Caesar salad pizza. When I left that job, I left missing a couple of my coworkers and this pizza. So I decided to recreate my own version at home on the grill! Grab the recipe for this Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza and combine pizza and salad in every tasty bite!

Air Fryer Zucchini Parm Flatbread Pizza

You know how much I love my air fryer. Right? Well, have you tried making pizza in an air fryer? Game changer! This Air Fryer Zucchini Parm Flatbread Pizza is so crunchy! It’s a quick and easy lunch or dinner to whip up when the craving for pizza strikes!

Grilled Shrimp Bruschetta Pizza

Grilled pizza is the best pizza. Don’t @ me. There’s nothing better than firing up the grill and infusing that smokey taste into pizza dough. This Grilled Shrimp Bruschetta Pizza tastes like summertime! It’s full of fresh, grilled flavor and topped with succulent shrimp!

Zucchini Pizza Boats

Doing the low carb thing? You can still enjoy all the flavors of pizza! Just stuff sauce and cheese in a Zucchini Pizza Boat! Bake them up and top with your favorite pizza toppings! Super easy and pizza-rific!

Loaded Veggie Potato Puffs

Get your potato puff on with this Loaded Veggie Potato Puffs recipe! Take everyone’s favorite puffy potato appetizer and load ’em up with sauce, cheese, and pizza toppings! This is such a fun dish to share…or not!

Pizza Inspired Side Salad

Grilled Steak Fajita Pizza

If haven’t convinced you yet that you need to be throwing pizza on the grill, let me try one more time! I absolutely loved this fusion of Mexican flavors and pizza in this Grilled Steak Fajita Pizza recipe. Serve it with icy margaritas to really get your pizza fiesta going!

Easy Pull-Apart Pizza Bake

Don’t you just love a good pull-apart recipe? This Easy Pull-Apart Pizza Bake is so much fun and all you need is refrigerated biscuits, sauce, and cheese!

Pizza Stuffed Popovers

This popover recipe came out more muffins, but they were still a lot of fun to eat! No need for a popover pan, just bake these Pizza Stuffed Popovers in a muffin tin and pop them in your mouth!

Pepperoni Pizza Breakfast Scramble

I’m definitely not against having pizza in the morning. But if need a reason to justify having pizza with your morning coffee or OJ, make this Pepperoni Pizza Breakfast Scramble instead!

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This Mummified Mozzarella Halloween Pan Pizza isn’t scary at all! In fact, it’s so easy to make, you can whip it up as a last minute meal for Halloween!

I feel like such a slacker. By this time last year, I had a slew of Halloween posts published or, at least, scheduled to post. This year, I’m just getting around to it! It’s so unlike me. Especially because Halloween is one of my most favorite times of year. It’s a time when, no matter how old you are, you can get a bit playful. It’s the only time of year when, for me, it’s fun to get a little scared!

That playful side of the Halloween season inspires so many fun DIY projects and recipes. It’s such a great time to get creative and turn regular dishes into something spooktacular! So today, I thought I’d share a super easy, creepy cute, and really delicious recipe. Because it’s pizza. And who doesn’t love pizza?!

Ever since summer ended, our Friday pizza night has gone back indoors. My husband is back to his bowling league, which means I take charge of pizza night. Instead of my husband grilling our pizza, it gets bake it inside in the oven. Last year, we discovered how good our pizza turned out in a 9 x 13 brownie pan. Yup! A brownie pan!

I drizzle the pan will a generous amount of oil, coat it evenly in the pan, stretch the dough, top it, and bake! The crust turns out crunchy every single time and gets nice and golden brown on the outside. The dough stays airy on the inside, giving you that perfect bite of pizza! So easy!

For Halloween, I wanted to put a monstrous mozzarella twist on our pan pizza. So I made a double cheese, mummified pan pie. The mummy eyes are made out of pepperoni and olive slices and a double layer of sliced mozzarella gives it its bandaged look!

If you like extra cheese on your pizza, this pie is definitely for you! I was almost a little sad to cut this pizza into squares, but I couldn’t resist all of that mozzarella goodness! This pizza is perfect for a kid’s Halloween party or a spooky movie marathon!

Wipe a 9x13 brownie pan with a generous amount of olive oil (just enough to cover the bottom and sides).

Stretch the pizza dough, corner to corner, into the pan. Top with pizza sauce.

Using a pizza cutter, cut the mozzarella slices into strips. Layer half of the strips onto the pizza in a criss-cross fashion.

Then, add two pepperoni slices and two olive slices for eyes.

Bake the pizza for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.

Turn off the oven and remove the pizza. Layer the other half of the mozzarella strips on top and stick the pizza into the oven with the heat off.

Let the pizza stay in the oven for a few minutes, just until the cheese melts.

Remove immediately and serve.

Notes

Tip: If using frozen dough, take it out of the freezer a day or two ahead of time and let it thaw in the fridge. The day you make your pizza, let it sit out on the counter and rise. The dough will be easy to stretch and will be nice and airy when cooked.

This pizza is so easy make, it’s almost scary! We like our pie on the plain side, but if you want to add more pepperoni to it, I’d top your layer of sauce with slices before covering it with cheese. Hosting an adults only Halloween bash? Serve this pan pizza with my Dragon Berry Dragon’s Blood Cocktail!